Tag Archives: Vancouver Island

A pair of shells

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Katherine

A pair of Bittium eschrichtii shells from the beach near Buckley Bay Also known as Threaded bittium, Eschricht’s bittium, Screw snail, Giant Pacific coast bittium, and Threaded horn shell, these are homes prized by small hermit crabs. I don’t always … Continue reading →

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A history mystery – Royston

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Katherine

I saw this on the beach at Royston and thought that it either had something to do with logging, or was perhaps a mooring for a boat – a piece of metal with a history..

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Fall fungi

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Katherine

I think that it’s a safe bet that most people think of mushrooms and toadstools and fungi of all sorts as being something that you see in damp and cool sections of forests. Maybe at the base of a tree … Continue reading →

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Bridges – Oyster River

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Katherine

Oyster River bridge on a very wet fall day

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Black Creek

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Katherine

Black Creek entering Georgia Strait at Miracle Beach Provincial Park

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Oyster River – the fisherman

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Katherine

Salmon fishing on the Oyster River

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Queen of Cowichan – a foggy day

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Katherine

The Queen of Cowichan at the BC Ferries terminal in Departure Bay The Queen of Cowichan is one of the five double-ended, roll-on/roll-off C-Class ferries (also known as Cowichan Class) ferries built by BC Ferries between 1976 and 1981. The … Continue reading →

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Queen of Oak Bay – a foggy day

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Katherine

BC Ferries Queen of Oak Bay approaching the Departure Bay terminal on a foggy day

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Hatley Park – Japanese Gardens pond

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Katherine

The pond in the Japanese Gardens at Hatley Park National Historic Site

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No Coal

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Katherine

No Coal signs referring to the Compliance Coal proposal to develop the Raven Coal Mine – an underground coal mine project located five kilometres west of the Buckley Bay ferry terminal. In the early 1940s Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Limited, applied … Continue reading →

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